FOLKLORE, MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF BRITIAN

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth and faux leather spine, with gilt titles to the spine and upper board with illustration of The Dorset Ooser. Without dustwrapper. Illustrated profusely throughout in both black and white and colour, with maps, photographs and illustrations. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, with bumping to the spine ends and corners, the cloth a little marked. The contents, with some light spots to the closed text block are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps.

An extensive and thoroughly researched compendium of myths and legends spanning two thousand years, with historical and literary analysis of folklore and customs and a regional guide to Britain's myths and tales, profusely illustrated with numerous original illustrations.